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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Montana rates for HCPCS 87485

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes chest infections including pneumonia and bronchitis, in a sample from the airway. Detecting the organism's DNA identifies it far faster than growing it in culture. It is used when this organism is suspected as the cause of a respiratory infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$12.02 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$30.20 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $29 to $47Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Montana· 8th of 51

$28.84

TX $57.54AL $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.